Accelerators and incubators
A checked list of accelerators and incubators for AI and tech builders, with the eligibility gates spelled out: what it costs you, who can apply, and from where.
33 programmes
Sector-agnostic pre-seed cohort of two to three founders building breakthrough technology, investing up to $1M as equity or a convertible note over three months.
Three-month in-person batch in San Francisco; YC invests $500,000 in two safes, $125,000 of it for a fixed 7%.
$250,000 on a no-cap no-discount MFN SAFE for AI-native product startups, plus $600,000 in Azure and partner credits.
INR 360,000 Talent Investment stipend during team formation, then $125,000 on a post-money SAFE for 8%; 24 weeks split between Bangalore and San Francisco.
£6,000 Talent Investment stipend during team formation, then $125,000 on a post-money SAFE for 8%; 24 weeks split between London and San Francisco.
Three-month online programme to find a co-founder and build an MVP, paid for by the participant (EUR 1,000+VAT); top teams can pitch for a convertible investment up to EUR 100,000.
Three-month hybrid pre-seed programme for Indian and Indian-origin AI founders, investing up to $1M-$2M as equity or a convertible note alongside Google's AI Futures Fund, plus up to $350,000 in Google compute credits.
Twelve weeks in person in San Francisco; $500K for 10% upfront on a SAFE plus a further $500K committed to the next round within 18 months.
$400K upfront for 7% on a standard SAFE plus $600K guaranteed in the next external round; eight-week in-person bootcamp then open-ended residency.
$250K on an uncapped, no-discount MFN SAFE plus a large compute credits package; Conviction publishes no equity percentage, so the stake is unknown.
Convertible investment up to EUR 150,000 for B2B fintech, insurtech and regtech teams (EUR 120K cash plus EUR 30K programme), with a EUR 250,000 follow-on possibility.
Convertible investment up to EUR 100,000 against a EUR 35,000 programme service fee, plus a EUR 250,000 follow-on opportunity; 14-week hybrid programme.
Six months inside the SPC community to ideate and validate, with no cost and no equity taken; rolling admission.
Seed equity investment of $500K to $5M per company, with an eight-week immersion once a year and open-ended platform support; no equity percentage published.
First cheque of $350K to $1.25M at pre-seed on Seedsummit standard terms; Seedcamp publishes no fixed equity percentage.
Twelve weeks in person in NYC; up to $500K guaranteed, of which Betaworks Ventures invests up to $250K on an uncapped SAFE at a 25% discount and takes a 5% common stock stake.
Six-month cohort taking roughly 20 startups every six months; the SkyDeck Fund invests $210,000 for 7.5%, against a $7.5K programme fee.
Four-month in-person programme in Palo Alto; $150,000 investment for a 6% stake, subject to terms and diligence.
Fourteen-week programme investing a fixed $125K for 7% equity, taking only seven companies per cohort.
$120,000 invested per company over a twelve-week programme in San Francisco or New York; AngelPad does not publish the equity percentage it takes.
$100k for 7.5% on a standard post-money SAFE, for pre-seed B2B software companies that have raised under $500k and have an MVP in market.
An eight-week virtual founder programme for pre-seed teams building on Base, with a $10k grant on admission and a $50k investment for a minimum of three teams.
Three-month fintech accelerator in San Francisco investing $500,000 for 10% equity; note that themint.vc did not respond when checked, so no current cohort dates could be confirmed.
Six-month AI accelerator investing $125K for 7% equity, with a $25,000 participation fee that is deductible from the investment.
Bi-annual open call for pre-seed and seed founders, built around a four-day Arc Intensive; Sequoia publishes no standard cheque size or equity percentage.
Virtual incubation for AI and ML startups at T-Hub's MATH centre of excellence, offering compute, tooling and mentorship; no investment amount, equity or fee is published.
A residency for repeat founders taking ten teams per batch; HF0 publishes no investment amount or equity percentage on its own site, so both are left unknown.
£125,000 for 8.5% equity plus £85,000 via a convertible note, against a £40,000 service fee; eight-week London residency.
Initial commitment typically $500K to $1M plus $650K in partner credits, no programme fee; monthly cohorts of up to three months in San Francisco, New York City or Austin.
National innovation challenge with the Reserve Bank Innovation Hub for AI-native fintech serving India's self-help groups; offers pilots, mentoring and network access, with no cash award published.
$220,000 day-one investment: $20,000 on a post-money CEA for 5% in common stock plus $200,000 on an uncapped MFN safe; three months.
$120,000 day-one investment for Asia-Pacific programmes: $20,000 on a CEA for 5% in common stock plus a $100,000 uncapped MFN safe.
₹1.25 crore per startup through an iSAFE note for 15% of future equity, plus a six-week in-person HomeRun Masterclass series in Mumbai; India-built startups only.